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INDEX 


Accidents — must  assist - 13 

Ambulance,  etc. — lias  right  of  way -  9 

Auto  and  motorcycle  tax - 15 

Auto  Rates — fares - 13 

Baggage  Carried — how - 11 

Baggage  Left  or  Lost — stored  where - 

Brakes,  Horns  and  Signal  Devices - 14 

Chauffeurs  and  Drivers - 11 

Chauffeurs — convicted,  license  revoked - 11 

Chauffeur — not  under  eighteen - 11 

Chauffeur — obscene  language  prohibited - 11 

Chauffeur — qualifications  -  11 

Chauffeur — Two  hands  and  feet - 11 

Children  under  ten  years  not  left  in -  11 

Complete  traffic  system - 2  2 

Congested  traffic — move  on  -  10 

Construction  of  vehicle - 10 

Control  of  Traffic  under  Mayor - 21 

Conviction  of  Chauffeur  revokes  license - 11 

Crossing  from  one  side  of  street  to  other — 

how  _ 

Cross-section  streets — speed  at - 

Drayage  kept  off  of  what  streets — when -  9 

Distance — taximeter — computed  - IS 

Drivers  and  Chauffeurs - 11 

Eight  miles  an  hour — where -  9 

Eighteen  years  minimum  age  Chauffeur - 11 

Emergency  traffic,  etc.,  has  right  of  way -  9 

Enacting  and  Repealing  Clause - 22 

Fares — table  of  rates - 17 

Fifteen  miles  an  hour — where -  9 

Frightened  animals — signal  that - 12 

Fifteen  feet  clearing  at — what -  7 

Fire  apparatus — get  close  to  curb - 10 

Fire  apparatus,  etc. — has  right  of  way -  9 

Fire  plugs — do  not  stop  within  15  feet -  7 

Following  street  car — keep  ten  feet  away—  8 

Give  name,  etc.,  case  of  accident - 13 

High  speed  over  low  speed — right  of  way - 10 

Horns,  brakes  and  signal  devices - 14 

Horse — attended  or  fastened. -  8 

Intoxicated  chauffeur  prohibited - 11 


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INDEX 


Jurisdiction  and  purpose - 22 

License  revoked  for  what — how _ 11 

Lights  and  auto  signals - 12 

Load  must  not  project  beyond  vehicle _ 11 

Loading  of  vehicle — how  - 10 

Loading  or  unloading — stand  how - 7 

Machinery  in  auto  stopped  when  standing--  8 

Mayor  controls  traffic _ 21 

Misdemeanor — to  violate _ 22 

Move  one — office  buildings,  etc. _ 10 

Mufflers  _ 14 

Nine  miles  an  hour — where _  8 

Noisy  load  deadened _ 11 

Non-enforcement  no  cause  of  action _ 22 

Obscene  language  by  chauffeur _ 11 

Obstruction  of  street  not  allowed _  9 


Passengers  getting  on  and  out — have  right 

to  _ 

Pass  to  left  when  overtaking  vehicle _ 

Pass  to  right  overtaking  street  car _ 

Pass  to  right  when  meeting _ 

Pr  destrians’  duties  and  rights _ 

Pedestrians  must  cross  streets — where _ 

Penalties  for  violation — misdemeanor _ 

Police  patrol  wagon,  etc. — has  right  of  way_ 

Racing  in  street  prohibited _ _ _ 

Rates — table  of  fares _ 

Registration  fees _ 

Repealing  and  enacting  clause _ 

Registration  of  chauffeurs _ 

Registration  of  vehicles  _ 

Registered  where  _ 

Registered  when  _ 

Reins  must  be  held  in  right  hand _ 

Revoked  how  long _ 

Riding  or  hanging  on  side  or  rear  of  vehi¬ 
cle  _ 

Right  hand  side  travel  on _ 

Right  of  way _ _ _ 

Stand — direction  of  traffic — when _ 

Standing  auto — machinery  stopped — when  _ 


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13 

13 

22 

9 

8 

17 

15 

22 

15 

15 

15 

15 

8 

11 

11 

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9 

7 

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Standing — move  for — passengers  to  alight  _  10 

Standing — prohibited  where _ 10 

Speed  areas — eight  miles _  9 

Speed  areas — nine  miles _  8 

Speed  areas — fifteen  miles _  9 

Speed  limits _  8 

Street  car,  etc.,  has  right  of  way — when _  9 

Street  car  following — ten  feet  clearing _  8 

Street  car  stop — not  within  fifteen  feet _  7 

Street  car  stops  or  stations _ 19 

Signals  and  warnings _ 11 

Signal  devices,  brakes  and  horns _ 14 

Signals  from  traffic  men  must  be  obeyed _ 12 

Signals  of  movements _ 12 

Signals  of  traffic  officers _ 12 

Stop  with  right  side  to  curb _  7 

System — complete  traffic _ 22 

Tax — annual  wheel  on  autos _ 15 

Taximeters  inspected _ 19 

Taixmeters — time  and  distance _ 18 

Taximeters — equipped  how _ 21 

Taxi  rates — fares _ 17 

Theaters — do  not  stand  in  front  of _ 10 

Time — while  waiting — how  computed _ 18 

Traffic  movements _  5 

Traffic  ordinance  a  complete  system _ 22 

Traffic — slow  vehicles — prohibited  where  __  9 

Trunk  carried  for _ 18 

Turn  around  only  at  corners _  7 

Turn  around  center  to  left — wThen -  6 

Turn  to  right  at  curb  corner — wThen -  5 

Unattended  children  under  ten _ 11 

U.  S.  mail  boxes — do  not  stop  within  fifteen 

feet  -  7 

U.  S.  mail,  etc.,  has  right  of  way -  9 

Vehicles  defined _ 13 

View  not  obstructed  by  load - 10 

ViewT  not  obstructed  by  covering - 10 

Waiting — time  how  computed _ 18 

What  vehicles  have  right  of  way - 10 

Wheel  tax _ 15 


ORDINANCE 

OF  THE 

City  of  Nashville 

Regulating  Traffic  Upon  Streets 

Hilary  E.  Howse,  Mayor 


SECTION  1. 

TRAFFIC  MOVEMENTS. 

i.  A  vehicle,  except  when  passing  a  vehicle 

ahead,  shall  keep  as  near  the  right  hand  curt 
as  possible. 


2.  A  vehicle  meeting  another  shall  pass  to 
the  right. 

3.  A  vehicle  overtaking  another  shall  pass 
on  the  left  side  of  the  overtaken  vehicle,  and 
not  puH  over  to  the  right  until  entirely  clear 
or  h.  This  does  not  apply  to  street  cars. 

4.  A  vehicle  overtaking  a  street  car  or  an¬ 
other  vehicle  in  the  street  car  tracks,  shall  pass 
on  t  e  right  hand  side  of  the  overtaken  street 
car  or  such  vehicle  in  the  street  car  tracks. 

A  vehicle  turning  into  another  street  to  the 
nght  shall  turn  the  corner  as  near  the  right 

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hand  curb  as  practicable, 
lustrated  thus: 


This  direction  is  il- 


5.  A  vehicle  turning  into  another  street  to 
the  left  shall  turn  around  the  center  of  inter¬ 
section  of.  the  two  streets.  This  direction  is 

illustrated  thus: 


The  wrong  way  or  the  negative  of  this  direc- 
tion  is  illustrated  thus: 


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6  A  vehicle  crossing  from  one  side  of  the 
street  to  the  other  shall  turn  so  as  to  bnng  t  e 
right-hand  side  of  the  vehicle  next  to  the  cu 
TL  turning  vehicle,  and  it  m».t  be  headed 
in  the  direction  of  traffic.  Ao  v e  ic 
come  to  a  stand  at  the  sidewalk  except  to 
it  be  headed  in  the  direction  of  traffic, 
rule  is  illustrated  thus. 


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CITY  OF  NASHVILLE 


Anci  the  wrong  way  or  the  negative  of  the 
method  of  turning  to  the  opposite  side  of  the 
street  are  illustrated  thus: 


7.  No  vehicle  shall  stop  with  its  left  side 

to  the  curb,  except  on  established  cab,  hack  and 
truck  stands. 

§  8‘  No  veIlicIe  shall  stand  backed  up  to  the 

curb,  except  when  actually  loading  or  unload¬ 
ing,  and  if  such  vehicle  is  horse-drawn  and  has 
.our  wheels,  the  horse  or  horses  must  stand 
parallel  to  the  curb  and  facing  in  the  direction 
of  traffic,  but  no  vehicle  shall  stand  so  backed 
up,  if  it  interferes  with  or  interrupts  the  pas¬ 
sage  of  other  vehicles  or  street  cars. 

9.  No  vehicle  must  be  left  standing  within 
fifteen  feet  of  a  fire  hydrant  or  U.  S.  mail  box, 
or  adjacent  to  the  curb  at  the  point  where  pas¬ 
sengers  of  street  cars  are  required  to  alight  or 
embark. 

10.  No  vehicle,  unless  in  an  emergency,  or 
to  allow  another  vehicle  or  pedestrians  to  cross 
its  path,  shall  stop  in  any  public  street  or  high¬ 
way,  except  near  the  right-hand  curb  thereof, 
and  so  as  not  to  obstruct  the  crossing,  or  when 
following  a  street  car  that  has  stopped  for  pas¬ 
sengers  to  alight  or  embark. 

11.  No  vehicle  shall  back  or  make  a  turn  in 
any  street,  except  at  the  corners;  vehicles  shall 
go  either  around  the  block  or  to  a  corner  suf¬ 
ficiently  wide  to  turn  in  without  backing. 

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TRAFFIC  REGULATION 


12.  A  vehicle  following  a  street  car  must 
not  pass  or  approach  within  10  feet  of  it  when 
the  street  car  has  stopped  for  passengeis  to 
alight  or  embark. 

13.  No  vehicle  shall  be  permitted  to  race 
upon  any  street  writhin  the  city  limits. 

14.  No  automobile  or  other  machine  pro¬ 
pelled  vehicle  shall  be  left  standing  in  the 
street  with  the  machinery  running,  without  an 
attendant  .in  charge. 

15.  No  horse  shall  be  left  unattended  in 
any  street  or  highway,  unless  securely  fastened, 
anil  it  shall  not  he  allowed  to  stand  unhitted  m 
any  street  or  highway,  unless  secured  by  a  hal¬ 
ter.  In  case  of  the  removal  of  any  wheel,  pole, 
shaft,  whiffle-tree,  splinter-bar,  or  any  part  of 
a  harness,  likely  to  cause  accident  if  the  horse 
or  horses  start,  without  first  unhitching  the 
horse  or  horses  attached  to  said  vehicle. 

16.  No  one  shall  cease  to  hold  the  reins  in 
his  hands  while  driving,  riding  or  conducting  a 


horse. 

SPEED  LIMITS. 

If  No  vehicle  shall  exceed  a  greater  speed 
than miles  an  hour  in  the  following  limits: 

First,  Second  and  Third  Avenues  between 
Broadway  and  the  Public  Square;  Fourth  and 
Fi^tb  Avenues  between  Broadway  aG 
erick  Street;  Sixth,  Seventh  and  Eighth  Ave¬ 
nues  between  Broadway  and  Union  btre  . 
Church  Street  between  First  Avenue  anc 
Eighth  Avenue;  Union  Street  between  Mrs 
Avenue  and  Eighth  Avenue;  Deadenck  Str 


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between  the  Public  Square  and  Fifth  Avenue- 
the  Public  Square,  West  End  Avenue,  and 
Broadway,  when  crossing  Sixteenth,  Seven- 
teentn  and  Eighteenth  Avenues,  North,  and  on 
Woodland,  Russell  and  Fathering  Streets  when 
crossing  Seventh  Street,  South,  and  not  more 
than  eight  miles  an  hour  when  turning  corners, 
and  not  more  than  fifteen  miles  an  hour  in 
other  parts  of  the  city,  and  no  more  than  nine 
miles  an  hour  when  going  across  the  through 
:  thoroughfares  or  cross-section  streets. 

RIGHT  OP  WAY. 

18.  Police,  Fire,  Hospital  Ambulances,  Traf¬ 
fic  Emergency  Repair,  U.  S.  Mail  Vehicles  shall 
have  the  right  of  way  in  any  street  or  thorough¬ 
fare  and  through  any  procession.  Street  cu^s 
shall  have  the  right  of  way  between  croll 
streets,  over  all  other  vehicles,  except  those 
named,  and  the  driver  of  any  vehicle  proceed¬ 
ing  upon  the  track  in  front  of  any  street  car 
shall  immediately  turn  out  upon  signal  by  the 
motorman,  driver  or  conductor  of  the  car. 

19.  No  vehicle  or  street  car  shall  so  occupy 
any  street  so  as  to  interfere  or  interrupt  the 
passage  of  other  street  cars  or  vehicles. 

20.  No  slow-moving  vehicle  transporting 
aiayage  shall  be  driven  between  the  hours  of 
«  o  c.ocic  a  m.  and  6  o’clock  p.  m„  on  Church 

?LUS1-°?,?tr.eetB’  betwe8n  Third  Avenue,  North, 
and  EigJub  Avenue,  North,  or  on  Third,  Fourth, 

*‘Uh  u  ^r:d  Slxth  Avenues,  North,  between 
uich  Street  and  Union  Street,  except  for  such 

d’snta,nc®  a8  be  reasonably  necessary  to 

reach  the  building  to  which  it  is  going. 


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TRAFFIC  REGULATION 


21.  A  vehicle  waiting  at  the  curb  shall 
promptly  give  place  to  a  vehicle  about  to  take 
on  or  let  off  passenger^. 

22.  No  vehicle  shall  be  stepped  or  left  in 
front  of  the  entrance  to  office  buildings,  thea¬ 
ters,  hotels,  department  stores,  or  other  en¬ 
trances  to  places  of  congestion,  for  any  longer 
time  than  is  sufficient  to  deliver  its  occupant 
on  the  sidewalk,  or  goods  intended  for  such 
building,  and  the  driver  in  charge  of  such ^  ve¬ 
hicle  shall  move  up  promptly  to  permit  others 
to  arrive  for  like  purpose. 

23.  ‘  The  driver  of  a  vehicle,  on  the  approach 
of  a  fire  engine  or  apparatus,  shall  immediately 
draw  up  his  vehicle  as  nearly  as  practicable  t 
the  right-hand  curb,  and  parallel  thereto,  and 
bring  it  to  a  standstill,  and  a  street  c 
immediately  stop  and  keep  its  station  upon 
approach  of  a  fire  engine  or  apparatus. 

04  That  vehicles  of  high  speed,  power  or 
motive  energy,  shall  have  the  right  of  way  over 
vehicles  of  slow  motive  power,  at  crossings. 

CONSTRUCTION  OR  LOADING.  1 

25  No  one  shall  drive  a  vehicle  that  is  so 
covered  or  constructed  as  to  Prevent  the  driver 
thereof  from  having  a  sufficient  vi 
Saffic fotlowtns  and  at  the  tides  ot  such  veh,- 

“V  No  on,  shall  drive  or  conduct  any  ve 
hide  in  such  condition,  so  constructed,  of  sud 
width  or  so  loaded,  as  to  be  likely  to  cause  d 
lay  in  traffic  or  accident  or  injury  to  man,  bea 


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CITY  OF  NASHVILLE 


or  property.  If  such  vehicle  is  loaded  with  iron 
or  other  material  that  may  strike  together  and 
make  a  deafening  noise,  it  shall  be  properly 
deafened  or  deadened;  nor  shall  any  vehicle  be 
loaded  with  material  projecting  beyond  the 
width  of  the  vehicle. 

CHAUFFEURS  OR  DRIVERS. 

27.  No  one  shall  be  permitted  to  operate  an 
automobile  while  intoxicated,  or  who  shall  use 
obscene  or  profane  language  while  waiting  on 
the  streets  or  in  the  presence  of  his  passengers. 
A  chauffeur  for  any  taxicab  or  automobile  for 
hire,  or  driver  of  any  public  vehicle,  who  is  re¬ 
quired  to  take  out  a  license  permit,  upon  con¬ 
viction  for  either  of  such  offenses,  shall  have 
his  license  revoked,  such  conviction  operating 
per  se  as  a  revocation  of  his  license,  and  he 

shall  not  be  allowed  to  register  again  for  six 
months. 

28.  No  on©  shall  drive  a  public  licensed  or 
business  vehicle  who  is  less  than  eighteen  years 
of  age,  and  no  person  incapacitated  from  using 
both  feet  and  both  hands  to  operate  the  vehi¬ 
cle  shall  be  permitted  to  drive  it. 

29.  No  child  under  ten  years  of  age  shall 

be  left  unattended  in  any  standing  vehicle  on 
the  streets. 

30.  No  one  shall  ride  upon  the  rear  end,  or 
take  hold  of  the  side  or  rear  end  of  any  moving 
vehmle  for  the  purpose  of  riding  or  being  drawn 

T  .  SIGNALS. 

31.  In  slowing  up  or  stopping  any  vehicle, 

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the  signal  shall  be  given  by  those  behind  Dy 
racing  the  whip  or  hand  vertically.  In  turning 
SSTin  motion,  or  in  starting  to  turn  from  a 

standstill,  the  -Uj-  £  "cZ  in 

the  whip  or  hand,  indicating 

which  the  turn  is  to  be  made. 

3  2  Before  backing,  ample  warning  shall  be 

given,  and  while  backing  unceasing  vigilance 

shall  be  exercised  not  to  injure  those  behind. 

3S  Or.,  blast  ot  police  Indicate. 

that  the  east  and  west  traffic  shall  stop,  and 

that  the  north  and  south  traffic  may  procee  .  I 

Two  blasts  that  the  north  and  south  traffic  mu 

5,.„  and  that  the  east  and  west  traffic  may 

proceed.  Vehicles  and  street  cars  must  s  opjo 

as  not  to  interfere  with  the  passage  1 
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is  a  signal  of  alarm,  ana  1  ambulance, 

of  the  fire  engine,  fire  appa^.  •>  Mail 

police  patrol,  emergency  repair,  o 
vehicle,  or  some  other  danger.  ^ 

34.  No  vehifegsShparividedSewith11  Sts  and 
souM  sSfal  Uafp?ovided  by  law.  and  use  the 
same  as  provided  by  law. 

35.  The  driver  of ffiffied-e^that  a'horsffis 

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36.  That  a  failure  ^o^obey  the^ignate^ 

tj  any’ trafficr  officer,  shall  he  unlawful  and  pun¬ 
ished  as  herein  provided. 

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ACCIDENTS. 

3  7.  In  case  of  injury,  the  driver  must  stop 
at  once  and  ascertain  the  extent  of  the  injury 
and  render  assistance,  and  must  give  his  name 
and  address,  if  required. 

SECTION  2. 

PEDESTRIANS. 

That  pedestrians  shall  not  step  from  the  side¬ 
walk  to  the  road-bed  without  first  looking  to 
see  what  is  approaching,  and  shall  not  need¬ 
lessly  interfere  with  the  passage  of  vehicles  or 
street  cars.  While  the  road-beds  of  streets  and 
highways  are  primarily  intended  for  vehicles, 
pedestrians  have  the  right  to  cross  them  in  safe¬ 
ty,  and  pedestrians  in  their  turn  must  not  cross 
the  streets  except  at  street  crossings,  and  shall 
cross  the  streets  as  nearly  as  possible  at  right- 
angles,  and  not  diagonally.  This  provision, 
however,  shall  not  excuse  the  driver  of  any  ve¬ 
hicle  from  constant  vigilance  to  avoid  injury  tc 
pedestrians  under  all  conditions  or  from  his 
own  carelessness. 

SECTION  3. 

DEFINITIONS. 

That  the  word  “vehicle”  includes  equestrians, 
horses  led,  and  everything  on  wheels  or  run¬ 
ners,  whether  propelled  by  man,  animal  or  me¬ 
chanical  energy,  except  street  cars,  baby  car¬ 
riages  and  roller  skates. 


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SECTION  4. 

BRAKES,  HORNS  AND  SIGNAL  DEVICES. 

That  all  automobiles,  motorcycles,  mechanic¬ 
al-propelled  vehicles  using  the  streets  of  the 
City  of  Nashville,  must  be  provided  with  good 
brakes,  and  with  bell,  horn,  siren  or  signal  de¬ 
vice,  producing  an  abrupt  sound  loud  enough 
to  warn  persons  of  the  presence  of  such  vehicles 
and  of  danger.  The  making  of  unnecessary 
noise  shall  be  unlawful,  and  such  vehicles  shall 
be  provided  with  steering-gear  and  brakes  in 
good  and  working  order.  Automobiles  must  be 
provided  with  mufflers,  and  they  must  not  be 
cut  out  or  inoperative  while  using  the  streets. 
Such  vehicles,  while  on  the  streets  or  highways, 
must  be  lighted  from  sunset  to  one  hour  before 
sunrise,  with  two  lamps  in  front  and  one  be¬ 
hind;  front  lamps  must  be  visible  at  least  200 
feet,  rear  lamp  must  throw  a  red  light  in  the 
reverse  direction  and  show  white  to  side  next 
the  number. 

Automobiles  and  motorcycles  must  have  a 
number-plate  at  the  back,  and  it  must  be  legi¬ 
ble  150  feet.  The  rear  number-plate  must  be 
unobstructed  and  visible  from  any  angle,  the 
lamp  alongside  of  it  not  less  than  6  inches  nor 
more  than  twelve  inches  from  the  plate,  nor 
project  more  than  six  inches.  The  number¬ 
plate  shall  be  of  the  same  dimensions  as  pro¬ 
vided  by  the  State  law.  No  unnecessary  nox¬ 
ious  smoke,  gas,  steam  or  offensive  odor  shall 
be  allowed  to  escape  from  any  automobile. 


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SECTION  5. 
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That  all  automobiles 


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be  registered  once  a  year,  the  year  to  coWQ/frce 

the  first  day  of  April,  and  the  registration  must 
be  completed  by  the  15th  day  of  April. 

Any  automobile  or  motorcycle  acquired  or 
put  in  operation  after  the  15th  day  of  April 

shall  be  registered  within  15  days  after  it  is 
put  in  operation. 


$1.00  shall  he  paid  for  each  registration. 

Such  automobiles  or  motorcycles  shall  be  reg¬ 
istered  at  the  office  of  the  Mayor,  and  the  fee 
shall  be  paid  upon  said  certificate  of  registra¬ 
tion  to  the  City  Treasurer,  upon  warrant  of  the 
City  Comptroller. 

All  chauffeurs  operating  on  any  automobile 
or  taxicab  for  hire  shall  be  registered  once  a 
■  >ear  in  a  registration  book  in  the  Mayor's  office, 
and  shall  pay  a  fee  of  50  cents  therefor.  He 
shall  register  between  April  1st  and  April  15th, 
and  shall  procure  a  metal  badge  with  its  proper 
serial  number,  and  wear  the  same  conspicuous¬ 
ly  exposed  on  his  person.  Any  person  taking 
employment  as  a  public  chauffeur  after  the  15th 
of  April  shall  first  take  out  his  registration  be¬ 
fore  he  commences  work. 


SECTION  0. 

WHEEL  TAX. 

That— 

Each  motorcycle  for  hire  or  used 
for  business  purposes  shall  pay 


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3.00 


an  annual  wheel  tax  to  the  City 
of  Nashville  of  . ? 

Each  automobile  or  motor  vehicle 
of  35-horse  power  or  less,  used 
for  transportation  of  persons  for 
hire,  shall  pay  an  annual  tax  of.  .$10.00 

Each  automobile  or  motor  vehicle 
of  more  than  35  horse  power, 
used  for  the  transportation  of 
persons  for  hire,  exclusive  of 
trucks,  coaches,  omnibuses,  slia11  ' 

pay  an  annual  tax  of . 

Each  automobile  truck,  coach  or 
omnibus,  used  for  commercia 
purposes,  shall  pay  an  annua 

tax  of  . 

Each  automobile  delivery  wagon 
used  for  light  delivery,  and  for 
conveying  loads  of  less  than  two 
tons  in  weight,  shall  pay  an  an-  ^ 
nual  tax  of  . 

Automobile  delivery  wagons  used 
for  light  delivery,  and  conveying 
Xa*  ot  more  than  two  to~m 
weight,  shall  pay  an  a  $20.00 

of  . 

The  above  license  fees  expire  on  April  1st 

-  soau  oe 

-*  — •  ““ 

the  said  tax  shall  be  apportioned. 


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SECTION  7. 


RATE  OF  FARES  FOR  TAXICABS  AND 

AUTOMOBILES. 


Be  It  Further  Enacted,  That  no  person,  firm 
or  corporation  owning,  operating  or  controlling 
any  taxicab,  shall  let  the  same  for  hire  or  re¬ 
ward,  for  a  fee  or  charge  to  be  fixed  and  de¬ 
termined  by  the  hour  or  fraction  thereof,  but 
the  fare  demanded  and  received  shall  (except 
for  waiting  time  as  herein  provided  for)  be 
computed  by  the  distance  traveled  and  shall  not 
exceed  the  following  rates: 


For  the  first  half-mile  or  fraction 

thereof,  for  one  person .  30  cts. 


for  each  one-fourth 
after  .... 


mile  there- 
.  10  cts. 


For  each  additional  person  for  the 

whole  journey  .  20  cts. 

For  each  four  minutes  of  waiting.  10  cts. 
oO  lbs.  of  baggage  shall  be  carried  free  of 
charge,  per  passenger,  and  25  cents  for 


a  trunk. 

Waiting  time  shall  include  the  time  during 
which  the  taxicab  is  not  in  motion,  beginning 
with  its  arrival  at  the  place  to  which  it  has 
been  called,  or  the  time  consumed  while  stand¬ 
ing  at  the  direction  of  a  passenger,  but  no 
charge  shall  be  made  for  time  lost  for  ineffi¬ 
ciency  of  the  taxicab  or  its  operator,  or  for 
time  consumed  by  a  premature  arrival  in  re¬ 
sponse  to  a  call;  provided,  however,  that  no 


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operator  or  driver  of  any  taxicab  which  has 
responded  to  the  call  of  a  prospective  passen¬ 
ger  shall  throw  down  or  place  in  a  recording 
position  the  flag  attached  to  the  taximeter,  un¬ 
til  at  least  eight  minutes’  waiting  time  have 
elapsed  or  been  consumed.  It  shall  be  the  du  y 
of  the  operator  of  every  taxicab  at  the  termina¬ 
tion  of  his  services  to  throw  the  flag  to  e 
non-recording  position  on  the  taximeter  and 
call  the  passenger’s  attention  to  the  amount 
registered.  The  taximeter  shall  not  be  changed 
until  after  the  fare  is  paid,  or  a  charge  ticket 
therefor  made  out  and  delivered  to  the  person 

hiring  such  taxicab. 

Each  passenger  upon  a  taxicab  shad  be  a-. 

nrz*  r  = 

charged  for  conveying  a  trunk. 

Whenever  a  package  or  baggage  of  any 
-hall  be  left  upon  any  taxicab,  the  operator 
SS  upon  discovery  thereot,  torttwi.h deliver 
the  sumo  to  the  police  ueadQunrter,, 
information  as  he  possesses  leading  t 

turn  thereof  to  the  owner.  . 

All  persons,  firms  or  corporations  owning  o 
oD—tin-  or  controlling  any  automobile  for 
hire  "may  equip  the  same  with  a  taximeter,  and 
when  equipped  with  a  taximeter  rates  my 
charged  as  provided  for  in  case  of  taxicabs  a 
when  not  equipped  with  a  taximeter  the  ra-e 

shall  be  as  follows,  to-wit: 


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CITY  OF  NASHVILLE 


‘■^A^VWWWN^ 


Four  passengers  or  less,  per  hour,  $3.0  0. 

Five  passengers  or  more,  per  hour 
$4.00. 


Fift>  pounds  of  baggage  per  passenger 
shall  be  carried  free,  and  all  trunks  shall 
be  carried  for  not  more  than  25  cents. 


SECTION  8. 

STREET  CAR  STOPS. 

Street  cars  going  east  on  Church  Street  shall 
stop  only  at  the  corner  of  Third,  Fourth,  Fifth, 
Si^th,  Seventh  and  Eighth  Avenues,  at  the  side 
of  intersection  of  approach;  and  going  west 
shall  stop  at  the  corner  of  Fourth,  Fifth,  Sixth, 
Seventh  and  Eighth  Avenues,  North,  at  the  in¬ 
tersection  of  approach,  and  shall  not  stop  at 
the  Capitol  Boulevard  or  Polk  Place,  or  at  any 
other  points  than  those  designated,  on  Church 
Street.  On  Third  Avenue,  North,  cars  shall 
stop  at  the  corner  of  Church  Street,  and  the 
corner  of  Union  Street,  and  at  the  intersection 
of  the  Public  Square,  on  the  side  of  approach 
of  said  intersections. 

SECTION  9. 


INSPECTION  OF  TAXIMETERS. 

It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  city  sealer  of 
weights,  and  measures  to  examine,  inspect  and 
seal  at  least  once  in  every  three  months  ail 
taximeters  used  in  the  City  of  Nashville;  pro¬ 
vided,  that  in  the  event  complaint  is  made  to 
the  said  city  sealer  that  any  taximeter  registers 
improperly  or  incorrectly,  then  it  shall  be  his 


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duty  immediately  to  examine  and  inspect  such 
taximeter;  and  every  such  examination  and  i  - 
spection  shall  include  examination  and  m,? 
tion  of  every  taximeter  affixed  to  the  taxicab, 

sssr.  s —r'rksix 

tberem  bv  the  city  sealer;  and  it  shad  be  tne 
i;  tv  of  the  City  sealer  of  weights  and  measures 
TL  1  taia.ter.  found  correct  and  .cco- 
f  ‘  d  ke0p  a  record  of  the  number  of  all 

Liters  and  the  date  of  the  examination  ^and 

inspection  thereof  m  *b®  boofoJ|  °aid  examina- 

T‘*r\‘rLpcctlo?> o'f  sevonty-dv,  (75  cent.) 

r«.  “r  r«Smoter»,  Out  no 

made  for  inspections  mad.  Z 

less  the  taximeters  register  incorrect  y 

/*|  1  \  *p  f)  4*  p  1 

All  taxicabs  .hall  have >  a*»  dtt^* 
meter,  and  no  person,  fir  ff  r  or  let 

**  within 

; :  sr;.r— 

fixed  thereto  ha.  been  exam.nod '  '“Sd, xlmet 
tested  by  ..Id  city  .ea tor,  ^  “  “f  „a  t5Sti 

ter.  &[ter  TTd  cor'r «Ty  ' Ulster,  Indb 

*T  °°ld,PI”ayrthe  distance  traveled,  the  tlm 
consumed  and  the  amount  of  extra*  »*e >  ■ 

rrs  sls:  rr '.r  - .» - 


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CITY  OF  NASHVILLE 


event  it  shall  b©  unlawful  for  the  owner,  op¬ 
erator  or  person  in  charge  of  said  taxicab  to 
us©  or  pei  mit  its  use  until  there  is  affixed  to 
said  taxicab  a  taximeter  approved  by  the  said 
city  sealer. 

Every  taximeter  shall  be  so  connected  or  af¬ 
fixed  to  the  taxicab  that  the  amount  of  fare 
determined  and  charged  for  its  use  shall  be 
plainly  visible  from  the  inside  of  the  taxicab 
to  all  passengers  or  occupants  of  the  taxicab, 
and  during  the  period  which  by  law  motor  ve¬ 
hicles  are  to  be  equipped  with  lights  on  or 
about  such  taximeter  there  shah  be  a  light  so 
reflected  upon  the  dial  of  the  taximeter  as  to 
enable  passengers  or  occupants  to  read  the  fig¬ 
ures  indicated  thereon  from  the  inside  of  the 
taxicab. 

There  shall  be  posted  in  a  conspicuous  place 
on  the  inside  of  each  licensed  taxicab  and  auto¬ 
mobile  a  card  to  be  supplied  by  the  City  Treas¬ 
urer  at  the  time  of  the  issuance  of  the  license, 
which  card  shall  contain  in  plain,  legible  type 
the  name  of  the  license,  the  number  of  license, 
the  rate  of  fare  provided  for  herein,  a  refer¬ 
ence  to  this  ordinance  by  number  and  such 
other  extracts  from  this  ordinance  as  the  Mayor 
may  determine. 

SECTION  10. 

PENALTY  AND  CONTROL. 

1.  The  control  of  traffic  shall  be  under  the 
general  supervision  of  the  Mayor  and  the  Po¬ 
lice  Department. 


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2.  To  insure  the  safety  of  the  traveling  pub- 
lie  and  of  expedition  in  handling  traffic,  any 
violation  of  any  of  the  foregoing  provisions 
shall  be  deemed  a  misdemeanor,  and  any  per¬ 
son,  firm  or  corporation,  upon  conviction,  shall 
be  punished  by  a  fine  of  not  less  than  $5.00 
nor  more  than  $50.00. 

SECTION  11. 


The  jurisdiction  of  this  ordinance  is  em¬ 
braced  within  the  limits  of  the  City  of  Nash¬ 
ville  It  is  expressly  intended  and  ordained 
that’  the  non-enforcement  of  any  provision  con¬ 
tained  herein  shall  or  cannot  be  pleaded  or  put 
in  evidence  against  the  City  of  Nashville  in  any 
action  at  law  or  cause  in  equity. 


SECTION  12. 

This  ordinance  is  to  be  a  complete  system  of 
traffic  regulations  for  the  City  of  Nashville. 

SECTION  13. 

That  all  laws  and  parts  of  law  in  conflict 
herewith  are  expressly  repealed. 


SECTION  14. 

That  this  ordinance  take  effect  from  and  a 
ter  its  passage,  the  public  welfare  requiring 


Enacted  by  the  Board  of  Commissioners,  January 


14,  1914. 

Approved  January 


14,  1914: 

H.  E.  HOWSE,  Mayor. 


Attest:  J.  W.  DASHIELL,  Secretary. 

Prepared  by  A.  G.  EWING,  JR.,  City  Attorney. 


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